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Latest in Tag: free trade
President Al-Sisi affirms Egypt’s support for promoting Africa-wide integration
Egypt is one of first countries to sign AfCFTA agreement, says Wamkele Mene
Egypt, UK to sign free trade agreement after Brexit: Trade Minister
About EGP 3.1bn export subsidy arrear have been disbursed from Export Development Fund from January to May
Egypt, EAEU discuss resumption of free trade agreement negotiations
Online expert level negotiations to begin soon via online channels, says Gamea
Calls inside parliament to cancel 2005 free trade agreement with Turkey
‘Agreement is supposed to be reassessed in 2020, but there is no intention to cancel it,’ says economic analyst
Africa's road to free trade
Thursday sees the creation of the world’s largest free trade zone, the AfCFTA. Over 20 African nations are joining an association that in the final analysis will be modeled on the European Union’s single market.When called into being on May 30, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will be the biggest of its kind …
European Commission considers moving Egypt’s free trade agreement to further level
Trade, economy cluster to meet on 16-17 June, says Surkos
AfCFTA comes into effect, raising hopes for unified prosperous African continent
On Tuesday, 2 April, the Gambia became the latest African nation to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), meeting the minimum threshold—22 out of the 55-member states—for the trade agreement to go into effect. In March 2018, the agreement was signed by 49 heads of state with Nigeria—the region’s largest economy—being a notable …
IATF is an instrument to support continent’s free trade area, 30 agreements expected to be signed
Afreximbank disbursed various loans to Egypt exceeding of $2.7bn in diverse sectors in 2018, says Kamel
German minister pushes for free trade deal ahead of Africa trip
Germany’s development minister Gerd Müller is promoting a “customs-free trade deal in Africa” ahead of his seven-nation Africa visit. Experts say the real issues are being ignored.When it comes to the economic relationship between Germany and Africa, the issue of customs exemption is no longer an important topic. At least that’s what renowned development economist …
EU governments approve free trade deal with Japan
European member states have given the go-ahead for a free trade deal with Japan, the world’s third-largest economy. Brussels said the agreement was sending “a very powerful signal against protectionism.”EU governments on Friday threw their weight behind a free trade deal with Japan, paving the way for the agreement to be signed next week at …
USA hopes to continue TIFA, Free Trade Agreement discussions with Egypt
US government recommends Egypt to establish a specialized body responsible for IPR protection, says Minister Counsellor Jim Boughner
Egypt establishes investment company worth EGP300m to develop free trade, investment zones
At a press conference on Wednesday, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr announced that the cabinet approved the establishment of an investment company for the development of investment, free trade zones, and investment services areas, with a capital of EGP300m and it targets to reach EGP 3bn. Moreover, Nasr said the decision comes …
Report: Countries should help people hurt by free trade
The world isn’t doing enough to help workers and communities displaced by global free trade, says a new report. It calls on countries to put in place necessary measures to help those who lose out in global competition.The world’s richer countries should help workers affected by trade liberalization, which has grown increasingly unpopular in the …
France to call for an end to EU-US free trade talks
Talks over the hugely controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US are about to fail as France pushes for an end to the negotiations and Germany said they had failed.
With TTIP talks stuttering, free trade is reaching its limits
Points of discord remain, time is running thin, and the public mood is souring on free trade – does TTIP stand a chance? The EU and the US are meeting for the 14th time, and the Sisyphean boulder is only getting heavier.
South Korea passes free-trade bill with China
Korea’s parliament has ratified a free-trade agreement with China, removing most tariffs between Asia’s largest and fourth-largest economies, while leaving curbs on rice and automobiles in place. The free trade agreement, formally adopted by lawmakers in Seoul on Monday, aims to gradually remove tariffs on more than 90 percent of traded goods within 20 years. …
Notable increase in agricultural exports to Russia: Ministry spokesman
Industry minister will visit Kazakhstan next week to reinforce economic relations
Investment in economically viable projects enhances short-run growth: Economist
Economist writes in report published on IMF website that sustainable and inclusive growth requires both short-term and long-term measures
Egypt rejects Hamas free trade zone proposal
Presidential spokesman confirms there is no plan for a free trade agreement with Gaza
Asia edges towards giant free trade zone: ASEAN
Asian 3.5 billion people states to form free trade zone
Free-trade blinders
By Dani Rodrik CAMBRIDGE: I was recently invited by two Harvard colleagues to make a guest appearance in their course on globalization. “I have to tell you,” one of them warned me beforehand, “this is a pretty pro-globalization crowd.” In the very first meeting, he had asked the students how many of them preferred free trade …
Free trade ad nauseam
By Jagdish Bhagwati NEW YORK: So much has been written, by so many, against the muddled ideas that have now overwhelmed good sense on trade policy in the United States government that one wonders whether there is anything left to say. Yet it is worth recalling what Pierre-Joseph Proudhon reportedly told the Russian intellectual Alexander Herzen: …